Garment-fastener.



H. CHRISTIANSEN.

GARMENT FASTENER. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 5.1915.

Patented June 25, 1918.

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HOLGJEE CHRISTIANSJEN, Oli ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA.

GARMENT-FASTENER.

- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 25, rate,

Application filed June 5, 1915. Serial m. 32,307.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Homes CnRIsTIANsnN,

a citizen of Denmark, residing at Erie, in

the county of Erie and State of Pennsylvania have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Garment-Fasteners, of which the following isa specification.

This invention relates to improvements in coat or shawl fasteners andits object is to provide a device which when not in use can be folded orcollapsed to occupy very small space and carried in the pocket; andwhich can be instantly extended and applied to the body or collar of acoat to fasten the same about the wearer, or to a shawl to retain thesame in wrapped position about the wearer.

With the foregoing and'other objects in View the invention consists inthe combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter fullydescribed in the following specification, pointed out in the claims andillustrated in the accompanying drawing which forms a part of saidspecification and in which- Figure 1 is a plan view of the fastener"extended.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the device in folded or collapsedposition.

Fig. 4 is a similar view partly in section to show the telescopingmembers.

Like reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout 4 thesevera views.

llhe invention comprises the buttons 1 and 2, each of which is formedwith a bead 3 on one lateral face and a spring socket 4 on the otherlateral face, the socket of one button being adapted to receive andfrictionally retain the bead of the other button; said buttons beingconnected by a flexible member 5 and each button bein providedwith'acurved pin 6 adapted to e inserted into the body of the garment tobe fastened. One pin is curved or bent over upon the socket side of 'itsbutton and the other pinfi upon the bead side ofits button.

It is obvious that the device may be used to fastena coat or shawl abouta person, or a coat collar closel wearer, and to ho d the same securelyin position without the, necessity or assistance of buttons or otherfastening means of ordinary use. When not in use the device may befolded or collapsed by inserting the bead of one button into the socketof the other when .the fastener may readily be carried in the pocket,the pointed ends of the pins now being disposed between the buttons insuch position that they cannot work damage to the pocket or garment inwhich they are carried.

What is claimed is l. A garment fastener comprising buttons each ofwhich is provided upon one lateral face with a bead and upon the otherface with a socket, the socket of one button being adapted to receiveand frictionally retain the bead of the other button, a flexible memberconnecting said buttons and curved pins carried by said buttons, saidpins being curved over upon relatively opposite lateral faces of saidbuttons.

2. A folding garment fastener comprising buttons each of which isprovided upon one lateral face with a bead and upon the other face witha socket, the socket of one button being adapted to receiveandfrictionally retain the bead of the other button when the device isfolded, a flexible member connecting said buttons, and curved inscarried by said buttons and, in the 0 ded position of the device, havingtheir pointed extremities disposed inwardly and between the relativelyadjacent faces of said buttons.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto-afixedmy signature in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HOLGER GHRISTIANSEN.

Witnesses:

JonAN M. PnnmsoN, EDWARD ANDERSON.

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